MADRID: ‌A 13-year-old died and two people were injured when a ​fountain partially collapsed in western Spain in the early hours on Monday, marring mass celebrations of the country’s second-ever soccer World Cup victory, ‌emergency services ‌said.

The accident ​occurred ‌shortly ⁠after ​midnight in ⁠Ciudad Rodrigo, a walled medieval city of about 12,000 in Salamanca province, near the border with Portugal.

Hundreds of residents had ⁠gathered at the Arbol ‌Gordo ‌fountain in the ​city’s center ‌when the upper part ‌of the monument broke loose and struck several people, regional emergency services said.

In a ‌statement, Ciudad Rodrigo’s town hall expressed condolences for ⁠the ⁠victim.

“The entire city feels this loss and accompanies the minor’s friends and family in their grief ... What should have been a celebration of the Spanish national team’s World Cup victory has ​turned into ​a tragedy,” it said.